Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he’s running again for president of Russia has put me in a deep funk. Will this guy never retire? Will one never be able to see Russia as just Russia, and not as Putin Russia? Will he really stick around for another two terms, until 2036 — even beating Joseph Stalin’s record of 25 years in power by more than a decade? Putin became Russia’s leader in 1999, when he was appointed prime minister. Who could have imagined then that the scrappy little KGB agent with the weak chin and ski lift nose would grace the...